Category: Programming

This is Halloween at KZSC!

By Intro to Radio Instuctor | Published October 29th, 2010

The witching hour is approaching, so tune in to KZSC for special Halloween programming all day Sunday to help you cope with spooks, specters, and sugar-crazed children roaming the streets. As the daylight dwindles, the fun really begins! Kick off the night with Once Upon A Time… as DJs Tweedle-Dee and Tweedle-Dum dedicate their entire show to all…

The Morning Benders on KZSC Tonight!

By Michael Bryant | Published October 21st, 2010

Since this week is KZSC’s fall pledge drive, everyone in the Rising Tide radio collective has been busy preparing a show befitting such an important event. For starters, they have an interview with one of the most promising Bay Area bands of the year, The Morning Benders, whose newest release Big Echo has earned the…

Telekinesis on Pop Molecule!

By Station Manager | Published October 18th, 2010

Tune in to KZSC’s “Pop Molecule”, today, Monday October 18th at 2pm for a special acoustic performance by the band Telekinesis.  Telekinesis is Michael Benjamin Lerner, an indie pop musician from Seattle, WA.  Michael will be performing songs from his first album, Telekinesis!, as well as from his upcoming EP, Parellel Seismic Conspiracies. You can…

Sister Crayon & El Ten Eleven on Pop Molecule!

By Station Manager | Published October 11th, 2010

What’s that?  More cool bands on KZSC?  You heard right!  Sister Crayon and El Ten Eleven will be on KZSC’s Pop Molecule , today, Monday, October 11th, from 2pm-4pm. 

Becoming Jimi Hendrix

By Michael Bryant | Published October 10th, 2010

So much has been written about the career and songwriting of James Marshall (aka Jimi) Hendrix, but little has been published about his life before stardom.  Abusive parents who abandoned Jimi and his brother, a brief but significant stretch in the military and life on the road with some of the biggest names in black…

John Lennon’s Birthday Party Thursday!

By Michael Bryant | Published October 5th, 2010

Although his birthday is technically on Saturday, KZSC will get an early start celebrating what would have been John’s 70th this Thursday morning.  We’ll be featuring a new radio special that discusses several newly released and remastered CDs with a sneak preview at some of the exciting material. Of course there will be time for…

Jenny and Johnny + of Montreal interviews on Pop Molecule!

By Station Manager | Published October 1st, 2010

KZSC’s long-running indie pop show, “Pop Molecule”, will feature two exclusive interviews on Monday, October 4th, from 2pm-4pm. The first interview is with new band, Jenny and Johnny, which features Jenny Lewis and Johnathan Rice. I was given the rare opportunity to interview these two sweethearts before their show at the Rio Theatre in Santa…

Slug Soccer Broadcast

By Michael Bryant | Published September 25th, 2010

UC Santa Cruz sports are back in action and KZSC covers it all. On Friday, October 1st, KZSC will broadcast live coverage of men’s soccer. It’s the Slugs vs.La Sierra University from Riverside. These teams just faced off down south with UCSC coming out on top 1-nil. Will this match between the Slugs and Golden…

New Ideas, New Fall Radio

By Michael Bryant | Published September 24th, 2010

The imaginations of KZSC’s programming staff are working overtime to create new shows for fall. What ideas will see the light of day (or night)? The answer my friend, is blowing in the wind…and will reveal themselves next Monday, October 4th on the airwaves at 88.1 FM. Have a favorite program that you cannot live…

KZSC Off The Air Right Now

By Michael Bryant | Published September 18th, 2010

KZSC went off the air at noon today to perform some scheduled repairs at our transmitter site. In the meantime, our Side Stream webstream will still be playing great music for your enjoyment. To access the tunes, click off the Main Stream and click on Side Stream. We should be returning to the airwaves with…